Environment
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UPDF Partners with NEMA, NFA to Promote Tree Planting in Entebbe Schools
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force, in partnership with environmentalists and the Entebbe Municipal Council, launched a youth-led...
AfDB Approves $500,000 for Uganda’s Flood, Landslide Emergency Response
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $500,000 grant to support Uganda’s emergency response to recent floods and landslides, targeting...
East Africa Rallies for Climate-Smart Solutions Ahead of COP30
Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has urged African countries to take bold and deliberate steps in tackling climate change through renewable energy, critical...
Uganda Urged to Use Community-Based Approaches for Biodiversity Protection
Over 40 Ugandan government officials have been called to integrate communities into biodiversity conservation following a two-day high-level training at...
Centenary Bank Equips Mbale Youth with Climate-Resilient Farming Skills
Centenary Bank has partnered with Bees & Trees to boost rural livelihoods in Mbale District by equipping youth and women with tools for climate-smart...
Kazo District Launches Tree Nursery to Tackle Climate Change
On a quiet plot in Kazo Town Council, rows of green saplings sway gently in the wind—silent sentinels of a district’s bold step to fight climate change. Kazo...
Mabira Forest Gets New Life as DTB, NFA Launch 19-Hectare Restoration
Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda and the National Forestry Authority (NFA) on Tuesday began restoring 19 hectares of degraded land in Mabira Central Forest...
EU Injects €48M into Uganda’s Forestry Sector to Boost Conservation, Value Addition
The European Union (EU) has committed €48 million to support sustainable forest management and conservation in Uganda, strengthening efforts to combat...
Museveni Meets Ghanaian Military Officers, Urges Industrialization, Clean Energy in Africa
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on African nations to shift from biomass fuels to clean, affordable electricity as a strategy for environmental...
Increasing Charcoal Prices Push Kampala Residents to Opt for Sustainable Cooking Solutions
Every morning at dawn, Rose Nabirye lights her charcoal stove in the cramped kitchen of her home in one of Kampala’s most congested suburbs. The smoke stings...